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> Here is my pet theory: many politicians have historically opposed cannabis use because they believed cannabis use makes people lazy and believe widespread us
by non-entity 7y ago
> Here is my pet theory: many politicians have historically opposed cannabis use because they believed cannabis use makes people lazy and believe widespread use of cannabis could suppress economic productivity.
Or y'know, this:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2016/03/23/nixons-drug-war-an-excuse-to-lock-up-blacks-and-protesters-continues/#f0076ad42c88 https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2016/03/23/nixons-d...
- smileysteve 7y agoIt's both or all 3. 1. Corporate interests want to reduce hemp use for oil and material to help their dino oil products 2. People buyin that its bad 3. Politicians use it as a way to think people are bad 4. One generation later and the reason is whatever is most expediant. I believe that 80+% of politicians today that oppose legalization do so genuinely because they grew up being told it was bad and a gateway drug. And they're too ignorant to consider the Nixon quote or that their government has always been bought and paid for to maintain a status quo
- non-entity 7y ago> I believe that 80+% of politicians today that oppose legalization do so genuinely because they grew up being told it was bad and a gateway drug. That's fair, and makes the most sense, I suppose